Archive for September, 2012

Clearly Robocop is no match for the advanced technology of the 21st century as set pictures have hit the web after only one day of shooting.

The remake of Robocop began filming in Toronto today and we’re already getting a look at the lead character. For those that don’t know, Robocop is the story of a policeman who is nearly dead when a company steps in and saves him with advanced technology. Then he returns to his job, only this time he has built in weapons and gadgets.

The two pictures that were released show that the costume has changed quite a bit, not that this is a bad thing. This new version of the suit looks good, but it’s kind of reminiscent of the bat suit. Though that could be because of the colour, which is strangely black. It seems like the original colour, silver, would better fit the story. It’s obviously an attempt to try make the suit look more modern, but still it may be a bit too far of a departure. A combination between the old and new design would be nice, though it’s a little too late now.

What do you think? Are you excited about this remake? Which version of the suit do you prefer? Would you like to see a cross between both designs? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also, don’t forget to subscribe and click the like button.

If there’s one thing that everybody remembers about the original Planet of the Apes movie it’s the Statue of Liberty scene were Taylor discovers that there is no home planet for him to return to as this ape filled land is actually Earth’s grim future. It’s a great twist and sets up for the time travelling sequels, which explore the rise of the apes, the fall of humanity and the eventual destruction of Earth. However, all of this stuff isn’t shown in a linear view, but rather a circular one ending, not with Earth blowing up, but with the apes rising. Time travel has, from the first film adaptation, been a crucial part of The Planet of the Apes, so why won’t it be part of the new movie series?

Rick Jaffa, who co-wrote The rise of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, has spoken out about the decision to not include time travel in this telling of the ape saga. In an interview with Total Film he said ‘it’s the one big element that we made a conscious decision not to explore in the first one, and we were worried that there might be some backlash in the science fiction community because of it. When the story first came together we were very, very excited, and yet before we pitched it, I thought, “the one thing missing though is time travel. But it’s not necessary for this particular telling”’.

The origin of The Planet of the Apes story is not the original film, but rather a French novel called La Planète des singes. Interesting this story doesn’t actually involve time travel at all and ends in a way similar to that of the 2001 Tim Burton adaptation of The Planet of the Apes, though it is less confusing than Burton’s version. Should the latest adaption of the book stick with the science fiction time travel angle, that the older films are famous for, or is it a good thing that they are leaving it out?

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Just as word began to spread of The Dark Knight Rises successfully reaching the 1 billion dollar mark, The Avengers has knocked it out of the spotlight by hitting 1.5 billion dollars.

After being re-released in American cinemas for the Labor Day weekend, The Avengers added another 620 million dollars to their domestic intake. This pushed there total profits to around 1.502 billion dollars worldwide, which means that The Avengers is now the third highest grossing movie of all time. Ahead of The Avengers are The Titanic and Avatar, both made by James Cameron. Though inflated ticket prices and the cost of 3D now mean that fewer tickets have to be sold to reach such high figures.

Will Batman be able to overtake The Avengers before he leaves cinemas or will he need to be re-released to catch up with the superhero team? Only time will tell, but he does have a lot of making up to do to knock them off the number three spot. Maybe if they had converted to 3D they’d be closer contenders, though personally I’m glad they didn’t. What do you think? Would you like to see The Dark Knight Rises come back to cinemas in a couple of months? Do you think it should have been done in 3D? Let me know by voting and leaving a comment below. Also, don’t forget to subscribe and click the like button.